Usefulness of the 99mTc-MDP scan in the detection of calcified liver metastases.
A 99mTc-MDP scan was done on a patient with liver metastases from a medullary thyroid carcinoma who, in addition, had a familial history of multiple endocrine neoplasm, type 2. The scan revealed accumulation in several areas of calcified liver metastases.
Tokuue
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Dept. of Radiology, Tochigi National Hospital, Japan.
Furuse
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate